Tunnel Mountain
Tunnel Mountain, also known as Sleeping Buffalo, is a mountain located in the Bow River Valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada at the junction of the Spray River with the Bow and overlooking the Hot Springs on Sulphur Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,692 metres
- Description: mountain in Alberta, Canada
- Also known as: “Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain”, “Sleeping Buffalo”, and “The Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St George-in-the-Pines and Bow River Bridge.
St George-in-the-Pines
Church
St George-in-the-Pines is an Anglican church in Banff, Alberta, called "one of Banff's oldest places of worship". The building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by English architect FP Oakley and the cornerstone was laid by Governor General the Lord Stanley of Preston in 1889.
Bow River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bow River Bridge is a road bridge that spans the Bow River in Banff, Alberta. It was built in 1921 and is currently in use. The bridge is adorned with small stones from the river and locally sourced Rundle rock.
Banff Springs Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Kimpayant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fairmont Banff Springs, formerly and commonly known as the Banff Springs Hotel, is a historic hotel in western Canada, located in Banff, Alberta. The entire town, including the hotel, is situated in Banff National Park, a national park managed by Parks Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anthracite.
Anthracite
Locality
Anthracite is a ghost town located within Banff National Park in southern Alberta, Canada. It is named after the anthracite variety of coal.
Tunnel Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Banff, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.17754° or 51° 10′ 39″ northLongitude
-115.55376° or 115° 33′ 14″ westElevation
1,692 metres (5,551 feet)Open location code
95365CHW+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 263425880OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Tunnel Mountain” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Тунэльная гара”
- Cebuano: “Tunnel Mountain (bukid sa Canada)”
- Cebuano: “Tunnel Mountain”
- Dutch: “Tunnel Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تونيل”
- French: “Mont Tunnel”
- German: “Tunnel Mountain”
- Russian: “Таннел (гора)”
- Russian: “Таннел”
- Swedish: “Tunnel Mountain (berg i Kanada)”
- Swedish: “Tunnel Mountain”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include King’s Lookout and Tunnel Mountain Summit Trail Upper Trailhead.
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